Miraculous Monday

I think if we look around we can see God's miracles in our everyday life. Today is one of those days where I am seeing His work all around me.

First, our friends Jennifer, Richard and their 3 boys (who we have been lucky enough to get to know in real life here and here) met their beautiful daughter/sister Wesleigh Jane in China. Just a year ago they were at our house loving on Kate and dreaming of their daughter and now they have her!!! In the past few weeks, they faced a lot of challenges with the adoption paperwork and red-tape but Jennifer remained faithful and fought like heck to get to China and meet her daughter.

I love how she is smiling up at her Mommy.

Jennifer has the most beautiful and peaceful glow I have ever seen here.

A few days ago, Dave's best friend from boarding school (they have know each other 32 years!) and my dear friend (I have known her for 17 years!), Karen met her daughter in China too. I have blogged about them lots before (here and here and here). Last week, Karen travelled with their toddler daughter, Becky (also adopted from China) and a friend to adopt their daughter, Katie (love that name:). She is amazingly strong! Karen's faith is truly inspirational. Congratulations to Karen, Doug and their family!

Here is Karen with her two bundled beauties climbing the Great Wall!

Here are the two adorable new sisters (Becky and Katie) getting ready for a rick-shaw ride!

The real beauty of these two stories is that God called each of the families to specifically adopt them. Katie and Wesleigh Jane were both in the Special Needs program in China. Jennifer and Karen listened to their hearts and followed the call to become Mommies to these precious angels.

Please pray for these two families this week. While these trips are filled with joy, they are often filled with pain and grieving as well. It is so hard for the little ones but it is also hard on the parents to see their little loved ones hurting.

Very soon, my dear friend, Diana, will be traveling to China to bring home her gorgeous daughter, Sienna (another miraculous story!). I am not sure my heart can take much more!